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Oct 2023

5m 42s

UK clears Microsoft-Activision deal

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UK clears way for $69B Microsoft-Activision (MSFT) (ATVI) deal, tech's biggest ever. (00:24) Qualcomm (QCOM) said to cut jobs in California in effort to slash costs. (01:17) Disney (DIS), Comcast (CMCSA) hire banks to arrive at Hulu valuation for sale. (02:11)

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